On 16/12/2005 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I was hoping to find a flatbad for around $100. > Format no bigger than std 8.5x11 or A4 (or close to it).
I use a crummy, cheap Canon Lide 50. Originally bought for messing about with Profile Prism. Its LED lightsource is relatively un-metameric compared to other types, with inkjet inks. It blows the socks off the c.1997-8-9 Umax Powerlook II I use solely for making contact sheets from 35mm (it has a 10x8" film hood, and can take the glass bit of a Paterson contact frame). The Canon was around 60GBP /~$100USD, but I bet they're cheaper there. The Umax once retailed at around 2000GBP but now go for 70GBP on eBay. I'd be surprised if you needed anything better : colour accuracy, speed, ease of use, shadow noise, optical sharpness and resolution are just absurdly good for the price. Being picky, it loses just a tiny bit of shadow detail. It's barely larger than A4 and 30mm thick. The Umax is a huge slab, 25x the volume. Both work with Vuescan. Tony Sleep ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with 'unsubscribe filmscanners' or 'unsubscribe filmscanners_digest' (as appropriate) in the message title or body
